Container Freight Securing

Dunnage Bags Do’s and Don’ts

Dunnage Bags Do’s and Don’ts – 10 Tips

Dunnage Bags Cordstrap

Are you considering using Dunnage Bags to secure your cargo? Also known as Dunnage air bags, or (inflatable) cargo bags, these bags are a great cargo securing product. They can be used in shipping containers, trucks, closed rail cars and vessels.

Dunnage bags are effective in blocking and bracing of cargo. These inflatable cargo bags […]

Dunnage Bags | FAQs

Dunnage Bags

Your most frequently asked questions answered

Dunnage bags are known under various other names, such as:

  • inflatable bags
  • air dunnage
  • cargo bags
  • air bags
  • kraft paper bags
  • void fillers
  • inflatable dunnage

It is pretty amazing what air in a bag can do when it comes to blocking and bracing your cargo, whether in a shipping container, directly in the hull of a ship, or inside trucks and closed rail cars.

During […]

Mandatory CTU Code – Is your Logistics team up to speed?

Ocean carriers are moving to make the CTU code mandatory.

Is your logistics team up to speed?

2019 will go down as a year when ship fires dominated cargo industry headlines. From the Yantian Express in January to November’s fire on a Russian freighter, the increase in ship-board fires has been dramatic. TT Club, an international transport and logistics insurer, has calculated that there is now a casualty every 30 days, compared […]

Total Cargo Protection Solutions Chemical Industry

Total cargo protection solutions for the chemical industry

Powering business performance through superior cargo protection

The right solution the first time, every time

Innovation is in our DNA. We’ve been responsible for some of the most important advances in cargo protection over the past 50 years. Every one of those innovations has been focused on the 3 key pillars of our customers’ supply chains: operations, efficiency and analytics. […]

6 Simple Ways To Prevent Cargo Damage

6 Simple Ways to Prevent Damage to Your Cargo 

Cargo damage and loss costs $50 billon every year. Here’s 6 simple ways you can prevent damage to your cargo and your brand reputation.

Cordstrap Strapping

50% of cargo damage is due to poor packing and securing

  • Our engineered Strapping prevents costly damages
  • GL certified and CTU Code compliant
  • Light weight, shock absorbent and re-tensionable

Learn more […]

Securing Cargo on Wheels | From Vehicles to Heavy Machinery

How to secure cargo on wheels?

From luxury sports cars, to trucks to heavy machinery

Over the years we have assisted many customers around the globe helping them to safely secure their “rolling cargos”. From luxury sports cars, to extreme machinery and everything in between. Looking back at pictures I took during those years, they all have their own story to tell.

  • a super […]

How to apply Cordstrap Composite Lashing in Containers using Pneumatic Tensioner

You will need

Cordstrap Composite Lashing Cordstrap Buckles Cordstrap Pneumatic Tensioner

Getting Started

Feed the lashing though the D-ring inside the container and around the cargo you need to secure.

Fold the lashing (furthest away) away from you. Take a buckle in your left hand with the prongs pointing to the right. Feed the loop of the strap through the center of the buckle and around the upper prong. Fold the […]

How to apply Cordlash Lashing with Dynablock using CRT-50 Manual Tensioner

You will need

Cordlash Heavy Duty Lashing Cordstrap Patented Dynablock Buckle Cordstrap Manual Tensioner

Getting Started

To apply Cordlash one way lashing for dynamic freight, start by feeding the lashing through the attachment points of the flat rack and freight you need to secure.

Take the Cordstrap Dynablock buckle into your left hand. Feed the lashing (furthest away) through the center of the buckle (upwards) and away from you. Fold the lashing […]

CoR & Road Safety | Forces Acting on Cargo

CoR & Road Safety | Forces Acting on Cargo

Sometimes images, or video, speak louder than a thousand words. That is why I have put together a short video showing the forces acting on containerised cargo in transit.

Many companies still choose not to secure their cargo because they believe that their cargo is too heavy too move, or because it fits snug inside the container. If this is you, […]

How to apply Cordlash Lashing with Dynablock using a Pneumatic Tensioner

You will need

Cordlash Heavy Duty Lashing Cordstrap Patented Dynablock Buckle Cordstrap Pneumatic Tensioner

Getting Started

To apply Cordlash heavy duty lashing for dynamic freight, start by feeding the lashing through the attachment points of the flat rack and cargo.

Take a Dynablock buckle into your left hand. Feed the heavy duty lashing (furthest away) through the center of the buckle (upwards) and away from you. Fold the lashing over and under the […]

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